Jess Conrad
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jess Conrad (born Gerald Arthur James, 24 February 1936, Brixton, London) is an actor and singer from England. He was popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s with a number of hits to his credit, "Cherry Pie", "This Pullover", "Mystery Girl" and "Pretty Jenny". He has recorded for Decca, Columbia, Pye President and EMI record labels. During the late 1950s and in to the mid 1960s Conrad appeared in a number of cult films, namely Serious Charge (uncredited), The Boys, Rag Doll, (filmed in 1960, and released in 1961); Kill 1 and Konga. He also featured in a cameo role in the Sex Pistols film The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle. Odeon recently re-issued one of his 1970s films on to DVD - Cool It Carol!. He appeared in the 1984 TV series of Miss Marple in the episode entitled The Body in the Library as Raymond Starr. He also starred in the 1990s film, The Punk And The Princess. A Freemason, he is a member of Chelsea Lodge No. 3098, the membership of which is made up of entertainers. Conrad has been married to wife Renee for over forty years. In recent years, Conrad has appeared in a number of documentaries and television programmes, often offering entertaining stories of violent encounters with other famous people. In a BBC Arena documentary about the legendary record producer Joe Meek, Conrad boasts of biting off part of the nose of singer Heinz during a confrontation backstage at a package show in the early 1960s.Similarly, in Sex, Secrets & Frankie Howerd, he tells of threatening to cut off comedian Frankie Howerd's ears, when Howerd made untoward advances to Conrad in a dressing room. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jess Conrad, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2016 · Mob Handed as The Judge
- 2016 · Respectable: The Mary Millington Story as Himself
- 2012 · Run For Your Wife as Piano Player
- 2009 · Kathy Kirby: My Story By The Golden Girl of Pop as Himself
- 2008 · Telstar: The Joe Meek Story as Larry Parnes
- 2004 · Sinderella Comes Again - Backstage as Prince Charming
- 2004 · Sinderella Comes Again as Prince Charming
- 2004 · Sex, Secrets and Frankie Howerd as Self
- 2002 · Escape to the Country as Self
- 1995 · Sinderella Live as Prince Charming
- 1993 · John Virgo: Playing For Laughs as Himself
- 1993 · The Punk as
- 1991 · The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek as Himself
- 1989 · Tank Malling as Celebrity
- 1989 · Just Like That! as Self
- 1986 · Absolute Beginners as Cappuccino Man
- 1985 · Claudia as Man at Deli
- 1984 · Miss Marple: The Body in the Library as Raymond Starr
- 1984 · Miss Marple as Raymond Starr
- 1980 · The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle as Jess
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1975 · Space: 1999 as Mark Sanders
- 1973 · Last of the Summer Wine as Walker
- 1972 · The Flesh and Blood Show as Young Actor
- 1972 · Are You Being Served? as Mr. Walpole
- 1970 · Cool It, Carol! as Jonathan
- 1969 · The Assassination Bureau as Angelo
- 1967 · Hell Is Empty as Jess Shepherd
- 1964 · The Golden Head as
- 1963 · Aliki My Love as Barry Wilson
- 1963 · The Human Jungle as Danny Pace
- 1963 · The Paradise Suite as 'Boy' - Bell Hop
- 1962 · The Boys as Brian Harold "Barney" Lee
- 1962 · The Skin Game as Ted-O
- 1961 · The Queen's Guards as
- 1961 · Konga as Bob Kenton
- 1961 · Rag Doll as Shane
- 1960 · Too Young to Love as Peter Martin
- 1959 · The Ugly Duckling as Bimbo
- 1959 · Serious Charge as Dancer (uncredited)
- 1959 · Friends and Neighbours as Buddy Fisher
- Future · The Unforgettable Diana Dors as Self